Clothes-hanger.



J! A. SHOEMAKER.

CLOTHES HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15. 1917.

1,293,953. Patented Feb. 11,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET L Jfiamzairr J. A. SHOEMAKER.

CLOTHES HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 15. 1917.

1 29,953.. Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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5 wveutoz /5 jazimi'er JOSEPH A. sHonMAKEa, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-HANGER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. SHOEMAKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and the State of New York, (whose p'ost-ofiice address is L51 East 28th street, Brooklyn, N. Y.,) have invented ertain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Hangers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, whereby any one skilled in the art may make and use the same.

The invention relates to clothes hangers, and more particularly to a collapsiblefolding type of support for a plurality of garment supporting members. The primary 0' ject of the invention is to provide a very substantial support, for a plurality of garment supporting devices, .which will make available clothes hanging space for a number of suits, coats and other articles of wear ing apparel from a single hook or nail.

A further object is to provide a collapsible folding support, of the character referred to, which may be conveniently carried as a toilet accessory in the luggage of a traveler, occupying but small space and in fact, being scarcely more cumbersome than the ordinary clothes arm or hanger which it may serveto support.

vice, of the character defined, which will be adjustable to meet various conditions of application, and may or hook, and rigidly tensioned with reference to the supporting wall, from .which the hook projects, permitting the support of unusual weights for a minimum supporting strength of the nail or hook from .which it is suspended.

A final object of the invention is to produce an efficient support or hanger for a plurality of clothes hangers, which will support a maximum weight from any given point of suspension; will be collapsible, and

adjustable, and can be manufactured .with great facility and produced at a very low cost. I

Referring to the drawingsr Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the hanger and its method of application to v asupporting nail or hook and wall.

Fig. 2 is a detail view of a spacing bracket of Flg. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating a lat- Specification of Letters Patent.

A still further object isto provide a de-' be suspended from a nailv Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

Application filed March 15, 1917. Serial No. 154,932.

eral arm and its connections with the dependent sup-porting frame and tension bar, as used in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the locking clamp of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to that of Fig. 1, showing the same elements but with slightly modified forms of the structural parts.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the spacing and supporting brackets of Fig. 5.

, While the device hereinafter described is termed a clothes hanger, it is in fact,

what might better be termed a hanger for V clothes hangers; inasmuch as'it is a device designed to support a plurality of garment hangers. In fact, in its ability to give a substantial-support for sustaining the combined weight of many garments, resides its true efliciency.

While being collapsible and adjustable, and of comparatively light weight and structural form, its elements are so disposed as to'form trusses and'struts to take up and distribute the strains of the load.

It is therefore possible to use a very light structural form to carr unusual weights, on the structure itself, with the great advantage of reducing the strain or pull upon the supporting nail or hook, combined with the advantages accruing from the added hanger space afiorded in conjunction with a single hook.

While designed particularly for tempo "rary use as a toilet accessory for travelers, it may be employed as a permanent fixture, to a door, closet wall, or other support occupying a minimum of space, and giving a maximum of supporting elements for clothin illustrated as a'comparatively lightrod or wvire, bent to U form to provide a supporting loop 2, and having its arms 3 and 4, extending in parallel relation between spacing and supporting bracket 5 and 6. The lower end of the arms 3 and t, terminate in loops or rings 7 and 8, and are bent somewhat at an angle to the main porpreferably tions of the arms 3 and 4, to provide an enlarged abutting base to bear against a wall or similar support, with slight resiliency.

By 'being curved or bent they will hold the support slightly away from the wall, giving ventilation between the wall and the 1 supported garments, and preventing soiling of the garments through rubbing against the wall.

These connections permit the parts to move with reference to each other, so that the device may be position for use, packing.

The thrust bar 10, is corrugated or lntermittently provided with loops 14, which serve as spacers for supporting-hook 15, of clothes arms or similar devices, 16. A

The inner end of the bar 10 is turned down at right angle providing a vertical pin 17, which engages a suitable loop 18, extending from the. spacing or supporting bracket 6. I

In order to prevent sideweaving or lateral movement of the extended bar 10 a triunfolded and adjusted, in or may be collapsed for angular strut is arranged in a horizontal plane substantially at rlght angles to the strut formed by the bars 9 and 10. In fact,

there are really two strut members, one at either side of the dependent supporting frame.

As illustrated there is a lateral support 19, pivotally arranged upon the number 4, and terminating in a pivotal loop 20. This is engaged by the downturned end 21, of a thrust bar 22. The opposite end of the bar has a loop 23, pivotally engaging a cross bar extension 24, of a locking clamp 25. Similarly arranged 'upon the dependent member 3, there .is a cooperating lateral member 26, havingla pivotal openin 27, for the end 28, of a t rust bar 29. ThlS thrust bar is pivotally extension 24, extending on the opposite side of the locking member 25, from thatof the extension 24.

It will be seen from the above, that the vertical strut lightens the down pull or dead weight upon the supporting nail .or hook, and the horizontal strutswhile aiding in the support of the load, absolutely prevent side weaving or lateral movement of the vertical trut members.

In employing the device the loop 2, is first BBKplaced over the nail or hook, the bar 10, is

Extending between the bracket 5, and the bracket 6, there a loop 11, engaging connected to the cross bar' then engaged with the loop of the bracket 6, and the clamp device is slid along the bar 9, until the thrust bars 22 and 29, force the ends of the lateral supports 19 and 26, firmly against the supporting walls.

Inasmuch as the base formed by the loops 7 and 8, engages the wall, it is quite'apparent that a very considerable weight may be readily supported upon the bar 10.

In Figs. 5 and 6, a very light structural form is indicated,-in which the spacing and supporting brackets are formed from two plates bound together and to the dependent Y en ports 0, by an eye bolt (1, and a nut 8.

he lateral bars consist of rods encircling the dependent supporting members 0, and

twisted to provide pivot loops f, for the respective thrust bars 9. A simple form of clam device h, slides upon the tension bar 2', I

and is locked by a thumb screw j. The bars 9, have a loose engagement with the clamp device.

In Figs. 1 and 3, the lateral arms are illustrated as formed from sheet metal having a.v

comparatively long bearing 19 to engage the bar 4, which bar has ears 4*Z'struck out above and below the bearing portion 19, to prevent sl1d1ng of the arm relatively to support 4. The outer end of the arm has a I similarly formed bearing 19, giving substantial sup-port forthe end 21 of the bar.

22, so that there will be'no twisting of the bar or clamping member 25.

The spacing o r supportmg brackets 5 and 6, are of identical form pressed u from sheet metal with ends 5*, encircling t e rods 3 and 4, and held a ainst slidingthereon by ears similar to t e ears 4*. At their centers the metal is spread as'indicated to provide the connection eyes or loops for the rods 9 and 10. 1 w

a The locking clamp 25, is of similar form, cons1sting of a perforated block 30, to receive the rod 9. This block extends into a bore 31, in the base 32, of the clamping rod. The base 32, has a concaved seat of semicircular form 33,'which cooperates with the perforated block 30, to clamp the bar 9, when the erforated block is drawn into the bore 31, y the wing nut 34, and screwthre'aded shank 35, the nut 34, bearing against the upper surface 36, ofthe clampmg disengagement of the parts. It is'obvlous from the above description is provided, by utilizing the adjustable and collapsible struts, in horizontal and vertical planes, and an unusual han er space is made to suit the exigencies of any particular reblock. A small washer37, is afiixed to I the end of the threaded shanki35, to prevent that a very simple and most eflicient device I hook or the like, comprising a dependent supporting member, ,havlng means of attachment to a hook, and means at the lower end thereof forming an abutment to engage a Wall, a vertical strut, pivotally engaging the dependent support, one memberthereof providing a horizontalsupport for clothes hangers and detachably engaging the dependent support, a strut adjustable horizontally with reference to the dependent support for preventing lateral moveand a clamp device ment of said member, permitting adjustment of, and locking of the lateral strut.

' 2. A folding clothes hanger having a main supporting element,

to engage a wall,

ranged at its opposite end tension bar pma vertical strut having its otally connected adjacent to the upper end of the main support, and its compression bar removably and pivotally connected adjacent to the lower end thereof, and forming a means for supporting a plurality of clothes hangers, said tension and compression bars being looped together at their outer ends, a horizontal strut-member pivotally engaging the main support at each side and having pivoted thereto tension bars, and a clamp device uniting said bars and engaging the tension member of the vertical strut.

3. In a device of the character described a vertical supporting member, arranged to en gage a hook and bear against a wall, lateral arms pivoted thereto, strut members removprovided with means of attachment to a hook or the like,.and arbe said parts in ably engaging said arms at their extremities, a vertical strut engaging the vertical supporting member, and comprising a horizontal thrust bar, providing a support for a plurality of hangers and a tension bar adjustably connected with the strut members of the horizontal strut, and a clamp device slidable upon said tension bar and formm the connection for locking the horizonta and vertical struts in adjusted position with reference to the wall.

4:. In a device of the character described a vertical supporting member, arranged. to engage a hook and bear against a wall,- lateral arms pivoted thereto, strut members engaging said bars at their extremities, a vertical strut engaging the vertical supporting member, and comprising a horizontal thrust 'bar, having depressions forming spaces, and providing a support for a plurality of hangers and a tension bar adjustably connected with the strut members of the horizontal strut, and a clamp device slidable upon said tension bar, and forming the connection for locking the horizontal and vertical struts in adjusted position with reference to the wall.

5. A supporting frame for clothes hangers, comprising a U shaped dependent memhaving means for suspending the same from a hook or the like, and an abutting lower end to engage a wall, spacing and suploops upon said spacing brackets, a verti cal strut pivoted to the loop of the uppermost bracket, and removably attached to" the loop at thelowermost bracket, said strut porting brackets secured to said dependent-1. member,- and held against movement thereforming'a support for a plurality of clothes hangers, and a horizontal strut-adjustable with reference to the dependent member, and vertical strut, and a clamp for securing adjusted position. JOSEPH A. SHOEMAKER.

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